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https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/09/pandemic-broke-online-shopping/616353/

 

 

 
 
 

Before March, online shopping had precisely the opposite problem. The internet is full of a near-infinite overabundance of stuff, all available at a moment’s notice. More than 150 million Americans have access to Amazon Prime, which promises a two-day turnaround on millions of items that can be dispatched to your home with literally one click. Sorting through the immense milieu of online retail has become a business unto itself, with popular websites such as Wirecutter and The Strategist offering tried-and-tested recommendations to combat the dysphoria that typing “bath towels” into a search box would otherwise summon.

 

In just a few months, the pandemic has turned the all-encompassing, carefully constructed institution of American consumerism on its head. Supplies of basic household goods such as paper towels and all-purpose flour have only partially recovered, and mundane, seemingly random items join the list of shortages constantly—inflatable kayaks, kettlebells, ceramic tile, seeds, foot peels, many things sold in aluminum cans. The problem of pandemic commerce doesn’t lie simply with low supply or high demand. Instead, the coronavirus has eaten away at the entire system by which things are bought and sold in America, and few signs of improvement are on the horizon.

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Just now, tacobell fan said:

inka vere shopping anukunna. Disappoint chesav @TOM_BHAYYA & Fans ni

adi online cheyalem bhayya

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Think again before buying AMZN SHOP ETSY etc

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Just now, dasara_bullodu1 said:

Think again before buying AMZN SHOP ETSY etc

endhuku anna? SHOP ki hold icharu analysts because i think it is understandable due to increased competition. 

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Just now, tacobell fan said:

endhuku anna? SHOP ki hold icharu analysts because i think it is understandable due to increased competition. 

because online shopping is broken, there are no producers... shop relies on small business growth

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Just now, dasara_bullodu1 said:

because online shopping is broken, there are no producers... shop relies on small business growth

Not sure about Amazon kani, e-commerce is relying on Small Business. 

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3 minutes ago, tacobell fan said:

Not sure about Amazon kani, e-commerce is relying on Small Business. 

Amazon is exploring East coast vuncle but I doubt in short term they will profit from that move, next ER nundi tech companies ki band baja barat e

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Just now, dasara_bullodu1 said:

Amazon is exploring East coast vuncle but I doubt in short term they will profit from that move, next ER nundi tech companies ki band baja barat e

Too much pressure untadhi to impress wall street with magic numbers like what it is doing now

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